The Early Human World - Unit 4

Unit 4 of The Early Human World focused on how modern humans emerged. The big ideas covered in this unit were change and creativity, with primary sources documenting the emergence of people in Australia and animals they encountered, the disappearance of Neandertals and emergence of Cro-Magnons in Europe, technological innovations, and cave art.

The Early Human World - Unit 3

Unit 3 brought us the characteristics of the hominid Homo erectus and showed migration and fossil evidence from Spain to Indonesia; explained hunting and butchering of large animals by the hominid Homo heidelbergensis; shared anthropologists' ideas of the nature of neandertals, and discussed the characteristics of the earliest humans.

How To Become a Fossil

Animal dies- Torn apart by scavengers, stepped on, crushed, scattered by wind or rain

Buried quickly- Good chance of turning into a fossil

Animal rots- Under the protective layer of sand, mud, or ash

Leaves hard parts such as teeth and bones- parts that were alive now just minerals

The Early Human World - Unit 1

We just completed the first unit in The Early Human World, part of the series The World in Ancient Times published by Oxford University Press.

Some of the topics covered were beginnings of the Earth, fossil formation, earliest hominids, relationship between humans and chimpanzees, and Darwin's theory of evolution.